Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-07-07
WOMEN-PLANNERS.
A Glass of Housekecpers Whose Acquaint-
ance Is Worth Cultivating.

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ance Is Worth Cultivating.
To make little go a great way is an
excellent faculty for a good housekeep-
er to possess. In fact, it is the posses
sion of this one trait that makes q
woman in medium circumstances
successful housekeeper. If she has the
charge of the family expenses it is sur
prising how far she will make dollar
90. She will think and plan over it
good many times before it leaves her
hands, and when it does leave it is GER
tain to 60 where the most value can be
received from it. Her house is always
fusnished neatly, but the articles are
always substantial, no shoddy is ever
allowed in there, every thing must have
value. To be sure, there are many
knick-knacks, but they must be of the
useful and ornamental combined, or
they have no place in such house.
Her table is always supplied with good,
appetizing food. Nothing very costly
or rare in the way of delicacies, but ev-
cry article is sure to be of good quality,
and as such a woman generally has
great many ways of cooking food her
table is always well furnished with
tempting variety of dishes. Her in
come may be only half as large as her
next-door neighbor's, yet, judging from
the appearance of herself and home, a
person would easily think that it was
twice as much. She makes the dainti-
est dishes out of food that another
woman would condemn as useless. She
will make over dress in the latest
style, and when done look as well, if
not better, than her neighbor, who has
Just come out in new suit of rich ma
terial and stylish make. 81 can't un-
derstand," remarks this neighbor,
show Mrs. B. manages to keep herself
and house looking so nice; her hus-
band doesn't get but half what mine
does, and her family is larger than
mine, yet she never seems to have any
difficulty about getting along. l do
believe that if her income were one
half what it is she would still manage
as well as l do now, for she is such a
planner."
This is all very true, and very likely
if the woman were cut down to one
half of her usual income she would
certainly get along almost as well as
her wealthier neighbor. Her one
talent seems to be the faculty for
managing or planning how to utilize
articles and food that most people
would throw aside. Such person, in
buying material for clothes, seldom
purchases any kind but the most
serviceable, both in color and quality
Because a cloth is of the latest fashion
is no inducement to her, for her cleal
head reasons that the fashion is SC
changeable, and the dress she is about
to purchase must last her for so long
that she can not afford to follow this
lady unless the goods are of durable
kind. They must be those that can b.
sponged, pressed and made over, tt
look almost as good as new, after be
ing worn some time, before she will
think of purchasing Then in making
the dress she always chooses patterl
that does not cut into the goods to any
extent, so that in making over sh'
will have all the goods she may wisl
without joining, or without having t.
try to match it in the store, as al
know that it is almost impossible t.
do the latter where the goods hav'
been worn for some time.
A woman of this kind is treasure
to her own family and also to tn,
neighborhood in which she resides
She is seldom of selfish nature, an,
will willingly aid any of her neighbor
when little planning and ingenuity i
required. A friend has a garment t.
make over; it is all ripped apart
sponged and pressed. and just here sh
becomes helpless. She is sure she cal
not 60 step farther toward remodel
ling that dress. She knows there /
not cloth enough to make it into tn
pattern she wished. She is hearth,
discouraged, when in comes tn
woman-planner. Her clear head un
derstands just what is the matter, ant
in little while she explains away tn
difficulties in her friends way, an,
makes every thing so plain and simpl
that the friend is mortified that sh
did not think of that same way herself
Very nearly all neighborhoods hav
this woman or her prototypes, and
would be well for housekeepers to cul
tivate her acquaintance, as there ar
many things that can be learned iron
her, and the more we have of sucl
women the better.-BoSton Budget